Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / SILHOUETTE / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001068900 Incident Date: Apr, 07 2001
Consumer's City: NAPERVILLE Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILHOUETTE Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 08 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Both headlight assembly clear plastic covers fell off during normal driving within 1 week causing halogen headlight bulb to fail. glue used to attach clear headlight cover to headlight assembly failed. glue appeared to be brittle and could be chipped off assemble and cover with a finger nail. replacement headlight assemble cost $237 each from manufacturer. this failure happened on both headlights within one week, i.e., headlight covers fell off during driving causing halogen bulb failure.*ak